Copelatus glyphicus; Predaceous Diving Beetle species photo

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10-JUL-2013

Olympus TG-830
1/125s f/4.7 at 6.6mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

General KW		28-Sep-2015 03:19
Several 2mm long winged "beetle" like copelatus glyphicus live in my bedrooms without water sources, so I suspect they are biting me at night on face and scalp, where blanket cannot cover. Is this diving beetle ever that small? Why called "diving"? Does this beetle bite?

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